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Family: Cryptoplacidae



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Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Pacific

Cryptoplax larvaeformis Burrow, 1815

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Cryptoplax larvaeformis
[Burrow's chiton]

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Western Central Pacific

Cryptoplax oculatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)

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Cryptoplax oculatus
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Cryptoplax sykesi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cryptoplax larvaeformis Burrow's chiton Western Pacific 1815
Cryptoplax oculatus Western Central Pacific 1835
Cryptoplax sykesi Western Central Pacific 1909



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